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GilflORGrE HENKEL, Oli" HARTFORD OITY, NDIANA.

Letters-Patent N 107,258, dated Septembcrl'lSTO.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters atent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may' concern:

' Be. it known that I, GEORGE H. Henner., of Hart.- ford' city, in the county of Blackford and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tables; and Ldo herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled inthe art to make and use thesame, referencebeing hadto the accompanying draw ing forming part of this specification.

My invention' relates to breakfast andv dining-tables,` and consists in .certain improvements thereon, which wllbe first described hereinafter in connection with the parts.

A i's the body or top of a table supported by afi-ame and dogs, in' the'ol'dinary manner;

B B represent the falling leaves, which are hinged to the top, and drop down in the ordinary manner,

but a're supported when raised by-mcans of the braces (l O, as seen in iig. 2.

'lhese'bi'aeesl are jointed to 'the short pieces D,

which are? pivoted to the under side of the frame, so

that when not in use they may be turned round parallel with the side of the frame, andrcstbeneath the nndcr edges of those sides out'of-'the way. I

EE are circular guide-pieces on the under side of the leaves, which guide th-e end of the braces to the proper position, and form a foot-hold for them in supporting the' leaves, as seen in the drawing.

F ll represent extension frames at the ends oi' the table, composed of two sliding rails, G G, supported' Iin the boxes Il H beneath the topof the table,'as

seen in fig. Their posit-ion is seen in dotted lines in g. 1. l .A Y At the out-er ends these rails are connected'by t-he4 -transaferse pieces I I, vto which are attached, removably,.by dovetails the supporting legs J J. n

lVhen these legs are in use they are held in place by means ofthe buttons K K. By raising them the legs may be slipped out yand laid away when not rcquired for use. f

L L are extension leaves, one-or more ot`\vhich, at each end of the table, may be employed.

These leaves rest upon the frames F, and are dowcled into the ends of the falling leaves, as indicated in g. 1, so that they -restat right angles with the length of those leaves.

When an extension of the table is not required, the leaves L are. removed and laid away, and the frames F are shoved up under the top of the table, leaving a falling leaf table for use.

, Either` one vor both ends of the table may be provided with the extension frame, and where both ends are so provided, either one or both may be used at the same time.

The braces C furnisharstrong and reliable support for the falling leaves B.

Ata-ble constructed in this manner, or provided with the extension frames F, may be made to accommodate either a large or a small family.

- rlhe extension portions are simple and not liable to get out of order, and the advantages of lthis arrange-- ment must be obvious to all.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as newand and desire to secure by Letters Patent-1- The combination, with circular pieces. E, braces C, and 'short pieces D, pivoted to the under side of the frame, all relatively arranged with respect to the table, as set forth.

' GEORGE H. HENKEL.

Withesses:

B. F. DEVON,

WM. TAUGHINBAUGH.

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